Dawood Public School Course Outline Social Studies Class III

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1 1 Dawood Public School Course Outline Social Studies Class III Books: Mackay, Frances: Moorcroft, Christine. (2013). World Watch 3 and Work Book; Social studies for Primary schools. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Yearly Syllabus: Month Contents Page # August The Indus Valley Maps September Rubbish and Recycling October Gandhara November Revision for Mid-Term Exam December Mid-Year Examination January February Islamabad Ancient Egypt Ancient Greece Mountains March Ancient China April Revision for Final Exam May Final Examination 2014

2 August Topic: The Indus Valley (Pg: 41-47) Location of Indus Valley; lies on the banks of river Indus in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Key words: Ancient, Archaeologists, Goddesses, Officials, Planned, Priest, Ruins, Trading. Write about the streets of Mohenjo-Daro? How did the Indus Valley civilization end?

Finding places on a map Using compass directions; Compass tells us about directions. Difference between physical maps and satellite maps; Maps that show landforms are called physical maps.

2 2 August Topic: The Indus Valley (Pg: 41-47) Location of Indus Valley; lies on the banks of river Indus in India, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Early civilizations of Indus Valley; Example: Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Settlement of People in Indus Valley Their way of living; Brick houses, planned streets and buildings. Key words: Ancient, Archaeologists, Goddesses, Officials, Planned, Priest, Ruins, Trading. Write about the streets of Mohenjo-Daro? How did the Indus Valley civilization end? Documentary on Indus Valley civilization will be shown to the students. September Topic: Maps ( pg: ) Making plans; a plan is a drawing of something. Finding places on a map Using compass directions; Compass tells us about directions. Difference between physical maps and satellite maps; Maps that show landforms are called physical maps. Satellite maps show us what the world looks like from space. Using aerial photos to make maps; Aerial photos show us what a place looks like from above. Map, Plan, Symbol, Key, Compass, Grid squares, Physical map, Satellite map, Aerial photos Label which of the two is a physical map and satellite map. How are aerial photos taken? Students will be asked to bring a compass to find out the directions on a map. They will also be asked to draw a map showing where their school is located?

3 Topic: Rubbish and recycling (Pg: 21-28) Difference between litter and rubbish; litter is anything that is left lying in open places and rubbish is anything we no longer need or want.

Reduce, recycle and reuse; reduce means having less rubbish, reuse means finding other ways of using things and recycle means to use something that is already been made.

Students will be asked to bring empty bottles, bottle caps and boxes to make a toy.

3 3 Topic: Rubbish and recycling (Pg: 21-28) Difference between litter and rubbish; litter is anything that is left lying in open places and rubbish is anything we no longer need or want. Problems caused by litter; litter makes places messy, kills animals that eat it, pollutes water, cause diseases and make us ill. Reduce, recycle and reuse; reduce means having less rubbish, reuse means finding other ways of using things and recycle means to use something that is already been made. Rubbish, Litter, Disposable, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Differentiate between the following pictures. What problems are caused by litter? Students will be asked to bring empty bottles, bottle caps and boxes to make a toy. October Topic: Gandhara ( pg: ) Location of Gandhara and Taxila; A track that went through high mountains and river valleys. Importance of Peshawar; King Kanishka s capital city. Buddhism; teachings of Prince Siddharta Gautama. Gandhara art; carved pictures, statues and other art. Buddha, Excavation, Greek, Capital city Who was king Kanishka? Identify the following figure and state its meaning. A documentary on Gandhara will be screened. November Revision for Mid-term Examination December Mid-term Examination 2014

January Topic: Islamabad (Pg: 2-6) Location of Islamabad;Located to the south of the Margalla Hills in the north of Pakistan. Climate of Islamabad; hot summers and wet winters.

4 January Topic: Islamabad (Pg: 2-6) Location of Islamabad;Located to the south of the Margalla Hills in the north of Pakistan. Climate of Islamabad; hot summers and wet winters. 4 People and education; people work in government departments, teach or work in banks etc. There are nearly 900 schools and colleges and many universities. Province, Capital, Foothills, Planned city, Climate, Monsoon Write two sentences about the following landform. Discuss the climate of Islamabad. Students will label four major cities of Pakistan including the capital city on the map. They will also colour the provinces of Pakistan.

5 Topic: Ancient Egypt (pg: 55-) Location of Egypt; lies in the north east of the continent of Africa. Uses of River Nile; people got drinking water, water for crops and animals.

5 5 Topic: Ancient Egypt (pg: 55-) Location of Egypt; lies in the north east of the continent of Africa. Uses of River Nile; people got drinking water, water for crops and animals. Houses in ancient Egypt; houses were built with bricks made from mud mixed with straw. Mummification; Egyptians made mummies of their dead so that person s spirit could go on to another life after death. Pyramids; pyramids were special tombs for very important people with their personal belongings that they would need in the next world. Pharaoh; Pharaoh was the king of ancient Egypt. Tutankhamen; he became pharaoh when he was nine years old and died when he was almost eighteen. Hieroglyphs; Egyptian writing was pictorial and these pictures were known as hieroglyphs. Afterlife, Desert, Floods, Mummy, Papyrus, Pharaoh, Hieroglyphs, Pyramids,River Nile, Slave, Statue, Temple, Tomb. Identify the following pharaoh. Why was it important to look after dead bodies in Ancient Egypt? A research assignment will be given to the students on Egyptian Civilization.

6 6 February Topic: Ancient Greece (pg: 63-69) Location of Greece; Greece is in the continent of Europe. Traders; Greeks sent olives, olive oil to other lands and they got wheat, corn and cloth from other lands. This is called trading. Sailors; Greeks sailed to many places. They built big trading ships and small fishing boats. Gods and goddesses; Greeks worshipped many gods and goddesses in temples. They believed in twelve main gods and goddesses, who lived at the top of Mount Olympus. Greek myths and legends; myths are stories that people make up to explain things and legends are stories about real people or places or real events. The wooden horse of Troy; Greeks thought up a clever trick to play on the Trojans. They made a large wooden horse that was hollow. They left it outside the palace. The Olympic Games; Olympic Games were first held more than 2700 years ago in Greece in a place called Olympia. Athens; Athens was the largest of these cities with no king, rules and laws. Athlete, Cargo, Goddesses, Gods, Greek, Javelin, Mount Olympus, Olympia, Olympic games, Persian, Remains, Stadium, Statues, Temples Differentiate between Greek myths and legends. Identify the following illustration and explain its purpose. Students will work in a group of four to relate the part of the story of the wooden horse of troy.

7 7 Topic: Mountains (pg: 13-20) Mountains; mountains are areas of high land. Valley; A valley is an area of low land between hills and mountains. Mountain ranges; a group or chain of mountains closed together is called a mountain range. Mountain passes; A pass is a route through a mountain range. Life in the mountains; many people around the world live on or near mountains. They use natural resources and their homes are often made from adobe. Animals living in mountains; Snow leopard, markhor and musk deer living in the mountains of northern Pakistan are endangered species. Living in the mountains in Peru; Peru is a country in South America. People of Peru built terraces on the mountain slopes to grow their crops. Habitat; habitat is the natural home of an animal or a plant. Uses of mountains; People visit mountains to enjoy scenery, go for camping, hiking, climbing, skiing and trekking. Mountain, Hill, Base, Slope, Summit, Valley, Mountain range, Terrace, Erosion, Adobe,Natural resources, Habitat, Endangered) Define mountain. With the help of the following diagram explain the life on mountains. Students will research and gather information about world s five famous mountains.

Terracotta Army; it had more than 8000 soldiers as well as chariots and horses. Source of income; the people of China started keeping silk moths about 5000 years ago.

8 8 March Topic: Ancient China (Pg: 70-76) The Great Wall of China; it is the longest wall in the world and is also one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The first Emperor of China; there were groups of people in China; each group had its own ruler. One of the rulers was Shi Huang. Terracotta Army; it had more than 8000 soldiers as well as chariots and horses. Source of income; the people of China started keeping silk moths about 5000 years ago. They wove silk yarn to make cloth. Archaeologist, Caterpillar, Cocoon, Emperor, Empire, Silk, statue, Terracotta, Tomb, Trader, World Heritage Site Identify the following image and explain how it was used to make silk. What does the following image show? Students will bring clay and make vessels which were used during the Chinese civilization. April May Revision for Final Examination 2015 Final Examination 2015 Reference Books: History: Moss, Peter. (2009). Oxford History for Pakistan. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Roberts, Martin. (2009). Timeline Book I. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Crompton, Teresa. (2012). History in Focus. Danesh Publications. Geography: (2001) New Secondary Geography, FEP International, Rawalpindi.

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Month Contents Page # 1 Dawood Public School Course Outline 2017-2018 Social Studies Class III Books: Mackay, Frances: Moorcroft, Christine. (2013). World Watch 3 and work book; Social studies for Primary schools. Oxford University